abstract:Constitutional growth delay (CGD) is a term describing a temporary delay in the skeletal growth and thus height of a child with no other physical abnormalities causing the delay. Short stature may be the result of a growth pattern inherited from a parent (familial) or occur for no apparent reason (idiopathic).
This condition is called constitutionalgrowthdelay, and these individuals experience their growth slow-down a few years later than their peers while still reaching a fairly normal adult height.